How do I suggest content?
Become a Content Creator
If someone doesn't currently work for us but is interested in writing questions for pay, they can apply here.
Existing staff can submit question ideas at any time by emailing them to submissions@triviamafia.com, which is monitored by Editor-in-Chief @Aaron Retka and Senior Editor @Ruby Levine.
- All submissions are vetted by our Editor-in-Chief, Aaron, so first send a pitch with your round theme and an example question or two.
- Any round/question type is accepted: General Knowledge, Themed Round, Image Round, or Lightning Round (we don't currently need Sound Rounds, but if you have a genius idea we'll look at it!). Get bonkers with your mystery round idea, or just share ideas for topics that we have historically overlooked.
- Pay is $35 per round, or $6 per GK question, after approval by Aaron.
Suggest a Theme Night theme
Head to our suggestion form, or email Brianna directly with your ideas! Be sure to take a look at the archive list so you can see which themes we've done in the past.
Keep in mind that themes that are too broad don't always work well - for example, we did a theme on Saturday Morning Cartoons, but got a lot of feedback that the shows we covered were too concentrated on the '90s (and some of them aired in the afternoons, or were on cable, or...). So, what seemed like a fun theme ended up being too poorly defined for people to know what to expect when they attended - or rather, what they expected didn't match what we provided.
The opposite challenge has happened with focus on a single person's ouvre - Stephen King, John Carpenter, and Keanu Reeves have all gotten their own themes, but either there was too much to cover (King's books AND movies AND TV shows??) or players who liked Keanu in a general sense were not actually well versed in all of his movies.
We also need to have a staff writer who is at least peripherally interested in the theme. Trivia Mafia never wants to create a set of questions that are only sourced from internet searches; the best sets are infused with the enthusiasm of a true fan or willing acolyte. So there is some self-selection based on making sure that we can ask questions that real fans will recognize as understanding the subject and delivering a really fun event.
A note about "Harry Potter" theme events: We regularly get requests to run “Harry Potter” theme nights, and have done so in the past. However, in light of the increasing transphobia from the author, we just can’t do it anymore. We love the source material as much as anyone, making this a very difficult decision, but we value our trans players and employees over these books and movies. Thank you for understanding.